Architecture is meant to fulfill both practical and expressive requirements, and thus it serves both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes. When you look at a structure, you can distinguish these two ends but they cannot be separated, and the relative weight each of them carry can vary widely. Plus, every society has its own, unique relationship to the natural world and its architecture usually reflects that as well, allowing people from other places to learn about their environment, as well as history, ceremonies, artistic sensibility, and many aspects of daily life.
While living in Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, Chilean photographer Gonzalo Palavecino photographed Dubai’s Old Town for his vibrant personal...
From rundown 'railway cottage' to an award-winning double-dwelling for a grown-up family in Fitzroy North.
Art Deco-influenced Architecture in Albury Jones Street Street Albury NSW Australia © Dirk HR Spennemann 2011, All Rights Reserved
In the picturesque region of Southern France, there is a ship-shaped building that stares lonely between the railroad and the old road to Perpignan.
For lovers of Art Deco it doesn't get much better than this curvy and character-filled four-bedroom home in Botany that's hit the market for $1.9m.
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On the market back in December, the Sunpark 1930s art deco house in Brixham, Devon has just had a significant price drop.
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The Bauhaus's radical approach to building design can be seen around the world.
Interesting building. If you think so too, an apartment in the grade II-listed Kingfisher Court in East Molesey, Surrey has just come on the market.
International Style modernism tempered by a youthful Italianate spirit instils this Melbourne apartment by Baracco and Wright Architects with a new layer of architecture that nimbly resists periodization.
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Samuel-Novarro House 1928 – Lloyd Wright 5609 Valley Oak Drive – map Declared: 7/17/74 Lloyd Wright was Frank’s eldest son, born in 1...
Huge thanks to Damon for spotting and sending us details of the Fairbank 1930s art deco property in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. According to the agent, Firbank
A house with a stunning exterior and an interesting past, although this 1930s six-bedroomed art deco house in Luton, Bedfordshire doesn't quite have the
The Art Moderne-style property in Cornwall (shown) overlooks Gillan Creek on the Lizard Peninsula. It is being sold by retired accountant Andy Peters, 63, who has lived in the house for seven years.
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Huge thanks to Max Eisenköck and Aron Kremer for pointing us in the direction of this Bauhaus-inspired modernist icon. However, the 1930s Jozsef
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An urban walled courtyard house occupying a tough public site, this home was designed for my own family. By Guy Tarrant Architects
It's photographs like this that stop me in my tracks when I'm browsing the internet, and I'm always saving them away in some folder that I never do anything with– until today! The time has come to unload my favourite art nouveau stunners on you. Let's start with this flower-shop in Brussels, designe
Tagged: Hallway and Porcelain Tile Floor. Photo 11 of 23 in Casa OM1 by AE Arquitectos. Browse inspirational photos of hallway design encompassing various flooring options, from hardwood to concrete.
My name is Yuri Segalerba and I'm an Italian photographer who moved to Berlin 11 years ago, looking for a more vibrant and inspiring environment, caught by the fascination of abandoned industrial areas.
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Ricardo Bofill is the enigmatic free-thinker behind some of the world’s boldest, brightest buildings. Now his vivid retro-utopian vision is capturing a new audience
It’s been hectic few weeks since we had our planning permission approved for our renovation project. Initial feelings of excitement turned afterwards to feeling overwhelmed as there is just s…
On the market back in December, the Sunpark 1930s art deco house in Brixham, Devon has just had a significant price drop.
